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Rep. Deb Haaland, at podium, spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C. to oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2018, a few weeks before she was sworn in. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and…

Rep. Deb Haaland, at podium, spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C. to oppose drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2018, a few weeks before she was sworn in. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is…

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine from drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech at the Alaska Native Medical Center earlier this week. While the vial says it contains five doses, providers say they’re finding enough in some vials for extra injections. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) As providers at the Alaska Native Medical Center began injecting workers…

Screenshot of Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski speaking at a podium about the coronavirus relief bill surrounded by other moderate senators who are urging Congress to compromise and get the bill passed. Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews Wednesday on…

A tree lit up for the holidays at Towne Square Park in downtown Anchorage on Dec. 8, 2020. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) It’s that time of the year again: The annual Talk of Alaska holiday show is coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. Host Steve Heimel will share warm wishes and good…

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) employee health nurse Emily Schubert (right) administers the COVID-19 vaccine to David Kwiatkowski, CRNA, (left) the morning of Dec. 15, 2020. Kwiatkowski is the third person in Alaska to receive the vaccine, according to ANTHC. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to…

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System’s Pump Station 3. (Photo courtesy Alyeska Pipeline Service Company) Oil company Hilcorp has received the last regulatory approval in its deal to buy the Alaska assets once owned by BP. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska, or RCA, issued its long-awaited decision Monday night. It allows a Hilcorp affiliate company to take…

Research biologists pause among the wetlands of the coastal plain, with the Brooks Range in the background. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS) The Gwich’in Steering Committee and several conservation groups on Tuesday asked a federal judge in Alaska to step in and block the upcoming sale of oil drilling rights in the coastal plain of the Arctic National…

Image from U.S. Food and Drug Administration Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews Monday on Alaska News Nightly: The first COVID-19 vaccine shipment is in Alaska… with vaccinations starting as soon as tomorrow. And, a look at city planning…

Research biologists pause among the wetlands of the coastal plain, with the Brooks Range in the background. During the short field research season, the biologists live and work in this remote camp at the edge of the continent. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS) Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants the state government to sever its ties with financial institutions that…

Lt Gov. Kevin Meyer speaks at the ceremony of the Alaska’s electors (Screenshot from Gavel Alaska) Joe Biden received a majority of the electoral votes nationally, and is the president-elect. But on Monday, Alaska’s three Electoral College members cast their votes for President Donald Trump. Each presidential candidate has electors who are pledged to vote…

A image from a missing person bulletin Searches continue for four Alaska Natives who have been missing after coming to Fairbanks in the Fall, but state officials say they don’t believe the disappearances are related. According to a missing persons bulletin 34-year-old Willis Derendoff traveled from Huslia to Fairbanks this fall and was living at…

Alaska Division of Elections “I Voted” stickers for 2020 were created by artist Barbara Lavallee and included translations in English, Spanish, Koyukon, Gwich’in, Aleut, Tagalog, Alutiiq, Northern Inupiaq, Nunivak Cup’ig, and Yup’ik. December 14 is the date the electors in all 50 states cast their ballots for the U.S. President. On this occasion, Hometown Alaska…

Many businesses closed or reduced operations early on during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s small businesses — and their employees — have been hit hard by the pandemic. In the spring, the federal government deployed billions of dollars to help offset the pandemic’s financial impact. But now it’s winter, and in Alaska,…

Damen Bell-Holter, photo courtesy Damen Bell-Holter Reid Harris, photo courtesy Reid Harris Janice Tower, photo courtesy Janice Tower Miguel Ramos, photo courtesy Miguel Ramos This show is a bit different in that it is a recording of the Alaska Outdoor Alliance’s Lunch & Learn session from October 14, 2020. The session is called Bikes Belong…

HIlltop ski area. Alyeska Ski Resort. Photo by Paul Twardock. Artic Valley ski area. Skeetawk Ski Area, in Hatcher’s Pass. Moose Mountain near Fiarbanks. Eaglecrest Ski Area. Photo by Chris Miller. “Ski Well, Be Well” is this year’s motto of the Alpine ski industry. Ski areas are opening this month with lots of uncertainty surrounding…

Alaska Mill and Feed is aiming to launch a new website on Jan. 1, 2021. (Alaska Public Media/Abbey Collins) With COVID-19 keeping many shoppers away from stores, some small businesses in Alaska are adapting, moving inventory online to reach customers they won’t see in person. And many businesses are finding it’s worth the investment. Alaska…

Photo caption: In this screen grab from the first stave of “A Tlingit Christmas Carol,” the productions cast and crew is largely Indigenous, including (from left) Erin Tripp (Tlingit), playing Roberta Cratchit, Isabelle Star Leblank (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) who plays Freda, and Ed Littlefield (Tlingit), who plays E.B. Scrooge. (Photo courtesy of Perseverance Theatre) Stories…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy debuted a budget proposal Friday for next year that will lean heavily on earnings from the Permanent Fund to help Alaska recover from the pandemic.  According to his budget proposal, he wants to draw about $6.3 billion from the state’s permanent fund earnings — about half of that is part of the regular draw…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs Senate Bill 2002, which funds the capital budget over the next year and maintains 54 separate accounts that fund specific programs like power cost equalization, Aug. 8, 2019. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy is getting ready to propose his third budget. His first budget proposed dramatic cuts to state…

A healthcare worker administering the 2020 flu vaccine to a patient. (Lauren Bishop/CDC) Thousands of Alaskans will soon receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The virus has upended our lives, and vaccines are the first step toward returning to normal. But there are plenty of challenges ahead, and that includes convincing Alaskans to get vaccinated. On the…